Why Invest Here

Mackenzie County Business Advantage

Mackenzie County is renowned in northwest Alberta for a reason - offering a highly desirable quality of life, with vibrant, welcoming communities surrounded by vast countryside. Mackenzie County welcomes new partners, investors and entrepreneurs. Invest in Mackenzie County and you will discover a host of opportunities for business development with a strong network of support.

Here's why...

Available work force can be found in and around Mackenzie County; a diversity of skilled and technical workers can be found and trained here in Mackenzie County.

High-speed internet access

Excellent land availability and variety of land parcels

Extremely well-priced land

Business-friendly Council

5th largest producer of forestry products

Regional employment growth +3.7%

Tax

Qualify for Canada's Northern Living Allowance

Mackenzie County 2014 Non-residential tax rate at only 11.9%

Mackenzie County 2014 residential tax rate at only 7.4%

Transportation

Road

The County is served by primary north-south and east-west highways that intersect at the Town of High Level. Highway 35 is the primary north-south route through the County. It connects the area to the Northwest Territories in the north and to Peace River, Grande Prairie and Edmonton.

A second north-south paved route, Highway 88 runs 420 km from Highway 58 near Boyer and ends at Highway 2 near Slave Lake. Highway 58 runs east-west from John d'Or Prairie in the east, through High Level to Rainbow Lake in the west and Highway 697 from Fort Vermilion passing La Crete to Highway 35.

Air

Scheduled air passenger services in the Mackenzie Region reduce the time needed to travel wihtin and beyond County boundaries. The County owns and operates two small airports, in Fort Vermilion and La Crete, both with paved runways and GPS approach. There are also paved municipal airports in Rainbow Lake and High Level, as well as a privately owned airstrip at the main Zama oilfield plant.

Rail

The CN rail network servcies Mackenzie County with access to Canada's mainline.

Utilities

The County boasts low utility rates provided by cooperatives, municipalities and larger providers of electricity with capacity reserves capable of handling major users. Water is abundant and natural gas is available throughout the County.